USS Whitfield County (LST-1169)
USS Whitfield County (LST-1169) off South Vietnam, ca. 1968 |
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| Career (United States) | |
|---|---|
| Builder: | Christy Corporation, Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin |
| Laid down: | 26 November 1952 |
| Launched: | 22 August 1953 |
| Commissioned: | 14 September 1954 |
| Renamed: | USS Whitfield County, 1 July 1955 |
| Namesake: | Whitfield County, Georgia |
| Decommissioned: | 15 March 1973 |
| Struck: | 15 August 1976 |
| Honors and awards: |
A Presidential Unit Citation, 3 Navy Unit Commendations, 3 Meritorious Unit Commendations, and 11 battle stars for Vietnam War service |
| Fate: | Sold to Greece, 1 March 1977 Became HS Kos (L116) Decommissioned by Hellenic Navy 1 June 2000 Sunk as target 24 June 2004 |
| Career (Greece) | |
| Name: | Kos (L116) |
| Acquired: | 1 March 1977 |
| Decommissioned: | 1 June 2000 |
| Fate: | sunk as target, 24 June 2004 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type: | Terrebonne Parish-class tank landing ship |
| Displacement: | 2,590 tons (light); 5,800 tons (full) |
| Length: | 384 ft (117 m) |
| Beam: | 55 ft (17 m) |
| Draft: | 17 ft (5.2 m) |
| Installed power: | 6,000 shp (4.48 MW) |
| Propulsion: | Four General Motors 16-278A diesel engines, two controllable-pitch propellers |
| Speed: | 14 knots |
| Boats & landing craft carried: |
3 x landing craft, vehicle, personnel LCVPs, 1 x landing craft personnel (large) LCPL |
| Troops: | 395 (15 officers, 380 enlisted men) |
| Complement: | 205 (16 officers, 189 enlisted men) |
| Armor: | 3 x twin 3-inch (76.2-millimeter) dual-purpose gun mounts 5 x single 20-millimeter antiaircraft gun mounts |
USS Whitfield County (LST-1169), previously USS LST-1169, was a United States Navy landing ship tank (LST) in commission from 1954 to 1973 which saw service in the Atlantic, Caribbean, and Pacific and saw action in the Vietnam War.
Read more about USS Whitfield County (LST-1169): Early Career, Vietnam War, Decommissioning and Greek Service
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